Saving money on your baby stuff

As a new parent, you may come across lots of messages telling you that you have to spend alot of money on your new baby.

It doesn’t always have to be that way. This blog is all about sharing ways to cut down on these costs.

Feel free to add any money saving tips and strategies - the more the better. Let's stick it to the baby-product marketing man!

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Saturday, 9 April 2011

Is there such a thing as a cheap pram?

If the answer is 'yes' then I would probably be worried about it. Your pram takes a fair beating, out and about come wind or shine, heavily laden with groceries and your Baby Emergency Kit.

In my opinion, the old saying 'buy cheap, buy twice' may be applicable here. So how are you supposed to save money on your pram?

The thing is, everyone has different requirements for their pram - different heights, widths for cupboards and car boots, big or small shopping basket etc. So recommending one cheap, universal pram would be a bit silly.

What you can do, however is research and haggle.
We bought our pram from a local retailer, after finding the cheapest price online and haggling like a Moroccan street trader, print out in hand. In doing so, we saved over £100. 

Local retailers are losing out through online trade, and so they are very keen for your business. You aslo have the advantage of being able to test drive the pram in the shop, too. 

If you don't have a local retailer, try scanning the cashback websites like Topcashback and Quidco. They are offering 5% back on all Kiddicare purchases, which would equate to a tidy sum on a £500 pram.

I've also found this Kiddicare discount code: kdc5pmvc which gives you a further 5% off any purchase, no minimum spend. 


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